Cal State San Marcos’ Nick Melanese earns first career CCAA weekly award Apr 11, 2023 Share: Complete list of weekly winners >>> Cal State San Marcos’ Nick Melanese has been selected as the CCAA Track Athlete of the Week for the week of Apr. 3-9. The sophomore from Scripps Ranch posted the fastest 800-meter time in the CCAA this season, and the second-fastest in school history, with a mark of 1:50.58. It was the 12th-fastest time in NCAA Division II this season, and it bettered his personal record by .78 seconds. Melanese placed second in the event at the Triton Invitational and collected an NCAA Provisional Qualifying Standard. This is the first career CCAA Runner of the Week for Melanese and the first for CSUSM since Trevor Boaz won it last year (Mar. 28, 2022). Members of the Cal State San Marcos track & field teams will compete this weekend at the Mt. SAC Relays (Apr. 12-15), the Bryan Clay Invitational (Apr. 13-15), and the Beach Invitational (Mar. 14-15). Related Stories 02.26.26 Chico State claims the top spot in the 2026 CCAA Men's Track & Field Preseason Poll 02.24.26 Amier Hollis claims Cal State East Bay’s first-ever FloCollege/CCAA Field Athlete of the Week 02.24.26 Cal State San Marcos’ Jason Wells earns the first FloCollege/CCAA Men’s Track Athlete of the Week award of 2026 02.19.26 Chico State's Scott Bauhs Elected into the 2026 USTFCCCA Hall of Fame Related Videos Now Playing: Play Video